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It is a crusade, not to deliver the tomb, but to deliver the living temples of the Lord, and it is destined to exercise a transforming influence beyond any crusade in history.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of a moral crusade aimed at liberating living beings rather than just historical sites.
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